Ban Kao

Ban Kao (Thai: บ้านเก่า, pronounced [bâːn kàw]; lit: 'old village') is a village and tambon (sub-district) of Mueang Kanchanaburi District, in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.[2] In 2005 it had a population of 12,657 people. The tambon contains 15 villages.

Ban Kao

บ้านเก่า
Subdistrict
Coordinates: 13°52′N 99°9′E[1]
CountryThailand
ProvinceKanchanaburi
DistrictMueang Kanchanaburi
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total12,657
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Geography

Ban Kao Subdistrict is in the mountainous area of the Tenasserim Hills, close to the border with Myanmar. Phu Nam Ron,[3] a transnational cross-border point at the western end of the sub-district, is expected to gain in importance if the planned Dawei Port Project goes ahead, along with a highway and a railway line between Bangkok and that harbor.[4]

Ban Kao Sub-district, road to Phu Nam Ron

History

Numerous Neolithic archaeological remains have been found in a big mound at Ban Kao. The burial site yielded many human skeletons[5] and artifacts dating between 200 and 1300 BCE.[6] Some of the items are preserved in a small museum in Ban Kao village.[7]

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References
  1. GoogleEarth
  2. Thaitambon.com, Accessed 11 May 2011 (in Thai)
  3. Phu Nam Ron Border Crossing
  4. "Table A1-1-1a. Prospective projects in Mekong sub-region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  5. Archaeological Excavations in Thailand. 3, Ban-Kao: Neolithic Cemeteries... Part 2, The Prehistoric Thai Skeletons.
  6. Keat Gin Ooi (ed.), Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 1, p. 208
  7. Ban Kao National Museum

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